It never gets old. The Lynden boys basketball team won the Class 2A District 1 championship for the third time in a row on Friday, Feb. 18, with a convincing 76-49 victory over Sehome. “This doesn’t get old,” confirmed Jordan Medcalf, who along with fellow seniors Dawson Adams and Kaleo Jandoc cut down the nets … Read more
The Lummi Nation and Lynden girls moved one step closer to reaching their respective state tournaments with big victories on Thursday, Feb. 17. Unfortunately, Sehome couldn’t make it a clean sweep for our Whatcom County girls teams because the Mariners played Lynden and someone had to lose. On Thursday, it was Sehome that saw its … Read more
The top-ranked Nooksack Valley girls basketball team bounced back from a disappointing loss to defeat Meridian, 59-36, in their Class 1A District 1 consolation final on Tuesday, Feb. 15, and leave the Trojans disappointed with the sudden end to their season. With the win, the Pioneers claimed second in the tournament and moved on with … Read more
The Sehome and Lynden boys basketball teams became the first Whatcom County squads to qualify for state, and afterward, they only had one thing on their minds. Each other. The Mariners and Lions toughed out victories in the Class 2A District 1 semifinals on Monday, Feb. 14, and will square off for the district title … Read more
The Lynden girls basketball team was up for a new challenge on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 12, but for the three Bellingham city schools, the Class 2A District 1 quarterfinals turned out to be too much to overcome. With all but one player experiencing the playoffs for the first time, the Lions came out strong and … Read more
The Lynden and Sehome boys basketball teams, the top two seeds in the Class 2A District 1 tournament, opened with impressive victories Friday night, Feb. 11, to move into the semifinals and one step away from berths in the state tournament. The Lions’ victory came at the expense of the Squalicum boys, who fell into … Read more
With the regular season just completed, all 11 of our Whatcom County boys basketball teams are preparing for the postseason, which starts this week. Lummi Nation, Ferndale, and the Class 1A teams start their playoff runs on Tuesday, Feb. 8, and the 2A squads begin on Wednesday. While the final seedings and dates were officially … Read more
With the regular season just completed, 10 of our 11 of our Whatcom County girls basketball teams are preparing for the postseason, and the 11th — Lummi Nation — has already begun its playoff run. While the final seedings and dates were officially announced Sunday, Feb. 6, the venues and times are still tentative, so … Read more
The final week of the regular season wrapped up with Lynden Christian and Lummi Nation wrapping up the Northwest Conference and Northwest 1B League boys championships for the second year in a row. That also meant No.1 seeds for the Lyncs as they head into the Class 1A district tournament and for the Blackhawks as … Read more
While our bigger schools were playing for playoff seeding last week, our smallest school — Lummi Nation — was opening its girls basketball playoffs with a big victory. The Lady Blackhawks won their Class 1B District 1 quarterfinal contest with Darrington on Saturday, 54-39. The victory advanced them to the district semifinals and also guaranteed … Read more
